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1. Family story says they were German. Maybe they were Dutch? Maybe there is more evidence of them on the Dutch side? They were white. I couldn't find a trail of them coming to USA from SXM thru Ellis Island. I once came across the name Becker on St. Eustatius while web surfing....isn't that a Dutch island ....maybe they came from there...I just wonder where they came from &where they went. I don't read Dutch so I have not done any Mormon research on the Dutch side or for Statia, as I did for the French (which I am able to read) .

Hi. I can most likely give you more info on the Lawrence's. There unfortunately doesn't seem to be much solid info out there about the Beckers. M.L. Becker married John Charles Lawrence. She is my great grandmother Alice's mother....so what is your great grandfather's name?

My g. Grandfather was Hildevert Peter Lawrence (aka "Hillar") b. June 28, 1883. I remember reading an article in the newspaper about sailing and it mentioned that he owned a sailboat named "the Alice".

John Charles Lawrence married Marie Louisa Becker in the Anglican Church, Anguilla on 21 April 1856. Both signed the register. Entry No. 44. Marriage conducted by the Rev Henry Warneford.Witnesses: C? Adams, Charles S Webster.

As to whether the marriage actually took place in Anguilla or Sint Maarten/St. Martin I do not know. There was an Anglican Minister in Anguilla at that time at St. Mary's Church, The Valley, and he conducted Anglican BMB's seemingly in both islands.

A child you don't mention is Marie Octavie Lawrence born 8 July 1865 and baptized 8 July 1865 in the Methodist Church, Sint Maarten/St. Martin. - (record in Sint Maarten Methodist Church Records in Philipsburg).

The son, John Frederic Lawrence was born 9 April 1863 and baptized 2 October 1863 also Methodist Church Sint Maarten/St. Martin. He died 11 August 1892 Grand Case, French St. Martin.

There were Lawrence names in St. Kitts, Nevis, Montserrat etc from early 1700's.

Ref: The St. Martin's Gazette: There was a George Lawrence born 1719 died after 1772. He came from Rotterdam, Holland and in 1772 was aged 53y, the Gaoler of French St. Martin.

The first two Charles F Beckers information comes from: http://anom.archivesnationales.culture.gouv.fr/ - it is possible I have the deaths of the first two Charles F Beckers with the wrong man.The remainder of the records come from Anguilla records we have transcribed and original French St. Martin records .. There may be one or two below that were not on my original listing. Please let me know if you have corrections to the below. Thank you.